At present, I am reading a report by the Human Rights Watch, vol. 17, and I am horrified at how many human rights are being violated by my government. If I told you people were arrested, and then disappeared, what country do you think I would be talking about? What if I told you people were kept incommunicado, not allowed any kind of advocate and tortured as well? What country would you think I was talking about? Meet the new United States of America! I have always loved my country and have been very proud to be an american, but what my government is doing, in the guise of national security, makes me very sad and ashamed to be an american. I believe the government can accomplish what it needs to do without throwing away the civil liberties and freedoms we have been so proud of and enjoyed. The government espouses freedom, liberty, and justice for all, but seems to have forgotten what they mean.